Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Born: October 2, 1948
in Evansville, Indiana, USA
Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award–nominated film American History X. Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana, and raised in Gary, Indiana. He attended Oberlin College, where he studied music and theater. After graduating from Oberlin, he moved to New York City to pursue his acting career.

Brooks's first professional acting role was in the play "The Great White Hope" in 1970. He went on to appear in a number of Broadway productions, including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line". He also starred in the television miniseries "Roots" in 1977.

In 1993, Brooks was cast as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The series ran for seven seasons, and Brooks's performance as Sisko was critically acclaimed. He won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 1995.

After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Brooks continued to work in television and film. He starred in the series "Shark" from 2006 to 2008, and he appeared in the films "American History X" and "The Score".

Brooks is also a talented singer and musician. He has released two albums, "Song of My People" and "The Way I Feel". He is also a gifted director, and he has directed a number of theater productions and television episodes.

Movies for Avery Brooks...

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Title: What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2018
Type: Movie
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.
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For the Love of Spock
Title: For the Love of Spock
Character: Benjamin Sisko (archive footage)
Released: September 9, 2016
Type: Movie
The life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock — as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years —written and directed by his son, Adam.
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Mysteries of Ancient China
Title: Mysteries of Ancient China
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: May 21, 2016
Type: Movie
Archeologists discover a pit filled with terracotta warriors buried to protect the grave of the First Emperor of China.
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The Captains
Title: The Captains
Character: Himself
Released: July 22, 2011
Type: Movie
The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in the Star Trek franchise.
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Title: For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American service men and women since the earliest days of the republic.
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Drain the Ocean
Title: Drain the Ocean
Character: Narrator
Released: August 9, 2009
Type: Movie
This is a world you have never seen before - a world normally hidden under miles of water, the ocean floor. We'll remove the water using CGI animation, revealing a landscape of unimaginable scale with features more dramatic than anything on dry land.
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God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Title: God v. Satan: The Final Battle
Character: Himself (Narrator)
Released: October 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Christians, Jews and Muslims believe there will a final battle between God and Satan. Believers and scholars are interviewed. Artwork and staged reenactments depict the end times.
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Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Title: Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Character: Self
Released: February 19, 2007
Type: Movie
This History Channel special examines Christie's 40th Anniversary auction of the franchise's most recognizable film and television memorabilia, and features interviews with cast, crew and fans.
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Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Title: Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning
Character: Himself
Released: February 25, 2003
Type: Movie
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Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Title: Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
The making of the iconic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.
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15 Minutes
Title: 15 Minutes
Character: Leon Jackson
Released: March 1, 2001
Type: Movie
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."
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Title: Walking with Dinosaurs
Character: Self - Narrator US
Released: October 4, 1999
Type: TV
Combining fact and informed speculation with cutting-edge computer graphics and animatronics effects, the series set out to create the most accurate portrayal of prehistoric animals ever seen on the screen.
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Savage Sun
Title: Savage Sun
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
This documentary explains the workings of the sun, the body at the centre of the solar system, with a core heat of 30 million degrees. Savage Sun reveals the most spectacular images of the sun ever gathered, captured from many spacecraft and observatories. Internal temperatures can reach millions of degrees Celsius and surface explosions leap tens of thousands of kilometers into space. It is the most awe inspiring and fearsome body in our solar system, yet, without it, life on earth could not exist.
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American History X
Title: American History X
Character: Sweeney
Released: July 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
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The Greatest Places
Title: The Greatest Places
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 30, 1998
Type: Movie
A journey to seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on earth. The film features spectacular land forms, diverse wildlife and the people and cultures indigenous to these places. Distinct geographic places include the great island of Madagascar, home to unique limestone pinnacles and the playful lemur; and the greatest desert—the Namib—home of the largest sand dunes in the world that tower majestically over its western border, the Atlantic Ocean. Other locations featured are the great icecap of Greenland, Iguazu Falls in Brazil, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the Chang Tang Plateau in Tibet, and the Amazon River in South America.
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Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Title: Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Character: Narrator
Released: May 8, 1998
Type: Movie
This film explores an elephant clan's search for food and water as seen through the eyes of one old bull.
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The Big Hit
Title: The Big Hit
Character: Paris
Released: April 24, 1998
Type: Movie
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Character: Benjamin Sisko
Released: October 2, 1995
Type: Movie
When a Klingon fleet under General Martok arrives at the station ostensibly to protect the Alpha Quadrant from the Dominion, Sisko recruits Lieutenant Commander Worf to discover the Klingons' true intentions.
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Spenser: A Savage Place
Title: Spenser: A Savage Place
Character: Hawk
Released: May 20, 1995
Type: Movie
Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investigates a credit card fraud ring that might be operating out of a previously-bankrupt movie company
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: King Maximus (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Title: The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Character: Self
Released: January 18, 1995
Type: Movie
How real is the 'science' in Star Trek?
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Spenser: The Judas Goat
Title: Spenser: The Judas Goat
Character: Hawk
Released: December 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk are drawn into a huge plot involving assassination attempts on African leader Winston Boyko by some racist terrorist named Paul.
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Title: Gargoyles
Released: October 24, 1994
Type: TV
In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.
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Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Title: Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Character: Hawk
Released: January 2, 1994
Type: Movie
When Spenser (Robert Urich), his psychologist girlfriend, Susan Silverman (Barbara Williams), and his right-hand man, Hawk (Avery Brooks), investigate a brutal murder in a quaint New England town, they discover plenty of illegal activity and cocaine. This 1994 made-for-television movie brings many of the beloved characters from the 1980s drama series (based on the books by Robert B. Parker) back to the small screen.
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Spenser: Ceremony
Title: Spenser: Ceremony
Character: Hawk
Released: July 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Spenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and candidate for Governor. With the assistance of Hawk, Spenser travels from Boston's "Combat Zone" to Providence and the heart of child pornography in search of one seemingly unimportant runaway whom nobody wants found.
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The Ernest Green Story
Title: The Ernest Green Story
Character: Rev. Lawson
Released: January 17, 1993
Type: Movie
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Character: Himself
Released: January 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrell that looked at the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, specifically its pilot episode "Emissary". Written by Stephen R. Wolcott and directed by Donald R. Beck, the documentary first aired on 4 January 1993 as a syndicated special of the by Paramount Television produced current media affairs show Entertainment Tonight, at the time the franchise's primary publicity outlet for anything live-action Star Trek related. In the documentary, Farrell (Jadzia Dax) takes the viewer on a tour around the Deep Space 9 sets. The feature also has interviews with the cast, producers, writers and other production staff members and takes a look at the making of "Emissary".
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
Character: Benjamin Sisko
Released: January 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Three years after his wife died at the hands of the Borg and following the Cardassian withdrawal from the planet Bajor, Commander Benjamin Sisko and a new crew of Starfleet and Bajoran officers take command of an abandoned Cardassian space station and make an incredible discovery that will change the galaxy and Sisko's future.
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Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character: Benjamin Sisko
Released: January 3, 1993
Type: TV
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
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Title: A Man Called Hawk
Released: January 28, 1989
Type: TV
A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series is a spin-off of the crime drama series Spenser: For Hire, and features the character Hawk, who first appeared in the 1976 novel Promised Land, the fourth in the series of Spenser novels by mystery writer Robert B. Parker. Brooks reprised the role of Hawk in four subsequent TV movies: Spenser: Ceremony, Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Spenser: The Judas Goat, and Spenser: A Savage Place. Each is considered a sequel to Spenser: For Hire.
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Roots: The Gift
Title: Roots: The Gift
Character: Cletus Moyer
Released: December 11, 1988
Type: Movie
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character: Uncle Tom
Released: June 14, 1987
Type: Movie
The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.
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Moments Without Proper Names
Title: Moments Without Proper Names
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines Parks’s photographs with his musical compositions and scenes from his films. It also features footage of Parks, plus interpretations of his personal reminiscences performed by actors Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Joe Seneca.
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Title: Spenser: For Hire
Character: Hawk
Released: September 20, 1985
Type: TV
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
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Finnegan Begin Again
Title: Finnegan Begin Again
Character: Dude on Bus
Released: February 24, 1985
Type: Movie
A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drifts into a relationship with an aging newspaperman.
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Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Title: Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Character: Solomon Northup
Released: December 11, 1984
Type: Movie
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.